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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7805856 | Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air A device for drying laundry by means of a current of air includes a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct the current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum in which a filter is arranged to capture lint from... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7305775 | Household clothes drying machine with improved lint filter Clothes drying machine comprising a rotating drum, an exhaust conduit into which flows the air issuing from the outlet aperture of the drum, a lint filter formed in the shape of a sector of a cylindrical surface, which is arranged in said exhaust conduit below said ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7272894 | Drum dryer A drum dryer provided with a liquid splash and scatter preventing equipment, which enables continuous operation by preventing a scattering liquid from making dry powder in the case in which the equipment is provided above a neighborhood of a liquid concentration sec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257905 | Laundry appliance A laundry drying machine includes a cabinet and a laundry holding drum rotatably supported within the cabinet for rotation. The drum includes a wall that is circumferential relative to the rotation and a drum hatch that is a section of the wall. The drum forms an en... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7191544 | Lint removal system A lint removal system includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. Each of the front and back walls has an elongated opening therein. The openings are aligned. A clothes moving apparatus ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143524 | Desiccant cartridge having desiccant cap This invention relates to a desiccant cartridge (10) adapted for use in a canister (14) of an integrated receiver/dryer or accumulator assembly of an automotive air conditioning system wherein the canister (14) has an offset inlet port (16 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7051453 | Particulate trap cleaning system A system for cleaning a particulate trap comprises locating the trap in a chamber and forcing cleaning air through the trap. The air and removed particulates is extracted from the trap towards a filter. The expelled air essentially without the removed particulates f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047984 | Device and method for cleaning articles used in the production of semiconductor components A cleaning device for use in the production of semiconductor components comprises two feed devices with which a fluid medium is guided across a respective surface of an object to be cleaned so that different faces of the object are simultaneously cleaned. At least t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033417 | Method and installation for reducing orefines in a multi-stage suspension gas stream using a cyclone separator The invention relates to the reduction of fine ores, whereby in a multi-stage gas suspension preheater the fine ores are preheated, calcined and then reduced in at least one lowest heat exchanger stage with the addition of a reducing agent in a delivered hot gas str... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6951062 | Method and apparatus for restricting foreign objects from entering a device A method and apparatus includes a filter positioned with a sample flow path such that it restricts or prevents the passage of foreign materials, liquids or debris into a device such that, if not filtered, the elements harm the operational ability of the device. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6899749 | Apparatus for moisture absorption A moisture absorption apparatus comprises a desiccant container with a side wall and optionally a bottom and a desiccant solution container with a side wall and a bottom. The desiccant container receives particulate desiccant which forms a desiccant solution on cont... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6745489 | Apparatus for drying a stack of flats Spin drying of a stack of flats such as egg trays is performed within a housing by movement of a rotatable lifting head into engagement with the undersurface of the stack. A stack lifting device lifts the lifting head and the stack of flats positioned thereon vertic... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6694637 | Flux collection method and system Flux management systems and methods are provided for filtering vaporized flux from the gas of a reflow soldering oven. A flux management system includes a cooling chamber having a cooling medium through which the gas passes. The vaporized flux condenses o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6662464 | Method and apparatus for cleaning dryer lint screens A device (10) for removing lint from a dryer lint screen (14). Device (10) preferably includes a trash container (13) and a trash container lid (12), the latter of which forms a slot (26) for receiving the dryer lint screen (14). Attached to the underside... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6629375 | Apparatus for collecting ablated material The invention provides an apparatus for collecting ablated material generated by exposure of an imaging layer to a source of radiation, said apparatus comprising a vacuum supply means, and a vacuum head connected to, and in close proximity with, a centrif... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6606802 | Cleaning efficiency improvement in a high density plasma process chamber using thermally hot gas Method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the cleaning efficiency of a high density plasma system by introducing thermally hot gases to heat downstream chamber walls to improve the fluorine attack on deposit coatings. In certain embodiments of the ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588123 | Apparatus and method for preventing a wafer mapping system of an SMIF system from being polluted by corrosive gases remaining on wafers An apparatus and a method for preventing a wafer mapping system of an SMIF system from being polluted by a corrosive gas remaining on wafers according to the present invention are disclosed. The wafer mapping system includes a plurality of mirrors and sen... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6547932 | Doctor equipment in connection with a roll/cylinder in a paper/board machine The invention relates to a doctor apparatus (10) in connection with a roll (T) in a paper or board machine. The doctor apparatus (10) comprises a doctor beam (12) of lightweight construction and that the doctor beam (12) is arranged to pivot on bearing me... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6397488 | Apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium An apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium are disclosed. A method embodiment for use in a printing device includes depositing printing composition onto a print medium and enclosing the print medium in a sealed environment. ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6363624 | Apparatus for cleaning a semiconductor process chamber An apparatus for distributing a cleaning gas to a semiconductor substrate processing chamber. The apparatus comprises a feed block disposed on top of the processing chamber and a support block disposed over the feed block. The feed block and the support b... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6305097 | Apparatus for in-situ reticle cleaning at photolithography tool A system for cleaning a reticle. There is provided a clean chamber and a reticle having a pair of opposing edges and a pair of opposing surfaces which is to be cleaned disposed in the clean chamber. A gas inert to the reticle is directed in a direction ta... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298577 | Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric A device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric utilizing mechanical and aerodynamic techniques. A base plate contains one or more apertures to which a vacuum is applied for extracting water from the fabric. The total cross-sectional area of the aper... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6266892 | Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric A device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric, such as a vacuum head device for removing liquid from carpet, includes an elongated base plate to be moved across the carpet. The vacuum head has a tapering cross section with a wider upper end and a n... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6253462 | Device and method for cleaning or drying workpieces A device and method for cleaning and drying workpieces in a treatment vessel in which a reduced pressure can be provided. During the cleaning process, a liquid bath is formed in the treatment vessel (1), said liquid bath at least partially surrounding the... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231724 | Thermal-distortion-free doctor for papermaking A doctor blade structural support has the form of a hollow structural member of roughly triangular cross-section, one side of the triangular cross-section being substantially tangent to the surface of the dryer roll. A quantity of water is disposed within... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6209222 | Belt dryer with cleaning apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning a belt dryer (10) with at least one belt (18) running through a drying space (17) for receiving the products to be dried, and a cleaning nozzle emitting a cleaning agent into the drying space (17)... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205676 | Method and apparatus for removing particles from surface of article An apparatus for removing particles from a surface of an article, such as a semiconductor wafer in a clean room. The particles are supplied with an electric charge. Subsequently, an ultrasonic wave or a gas stream is applied onto the surface of the articl... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6161300 | Alcohol vapor dryer system An alcohol vapor dryer system includes a vapor generating chamber, a heater, a process chamber, a gas supplier, a drain vessel, and a suction device. The vapor generating chamber of cylindrical shape contains liquid alcohol supplied from an outer source a... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6073363 | Opening/closing device for discharge hole of filter-drier An opening/closing device for a discharge hole of a filter-drier is disclosed, in which an outer shell of a driving means for driving the opening/closing device of the discharge hole is sealed, so that during the discharge of the processed powders, the pr... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6049993 | System for adapting a dry cleaner machine to the use of hydrocarbon-based cleaning fluids A system for adapting a dry cleaner machine to the use of hydrocarbon-based cleaning fluids provides a purging gas flow of an inert gas through the machine and through articles to be cleaned in a cleaning compartment therein prior to introduction of the h... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6016610 | Self-cleaning lint trap and gravity assisted lint trap A self-cleaning lint trap includes an enclosed housing having an inlet port, an exhaust port, and a spiral chamber between the ports for imparting a circular air flow to air moving through the spiral chamber. A fine mesh screen extends across the exhaust ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5966837 | Wood drying plant and a method of purifying a drying gas from a wood drying device The device relates to a wood drying plant comprising a wood drying device and a purifying device which is arranged to receive a drying gas from the wood drying device, the drying gas comprising water steam and volatilized organic components such as terpen... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960559 | Process and apparatus for drying material A process and apparatus for drying material, in which a previous dried material is mixed into the wet material to be dried to produce a dried mixture of different particle sizes. The process for drying material requires less industrial equipment implement... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5867918 | Gas dryer with an outlet chamber A gas dryer having a housing, an outlet chamber, a pressure relief space, and a connection connecting the outlet chamber to the pressure relief space. An outlet valve is located within the connection connecting the outlet chamber to the pressure relief sp... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863386 | Method and device for washing the drying wire in a paper or board machine A method and device for washing a drying wire in a dryer group in a dryer section of a paper or board machine in which the drying wire is guided by drying cylinders, reversing rolls and guide rolls. A liquid jet is directed at the drying wire at a locatio... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5797195 | Nitrogen trifluoride thermal cleaning apparatus and process The present invention is a method and apparatus for the dynamic cleaning of semiconductor fabrication equipment and particularly quartzware with thermally activated nitrogen trifluoride wherein the cleaning effluent is safely removed and cleaning by-produ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5737850 | Method and apparatus for drying poultry manure A chicken manure drying system is placed in a hen house. A platform of the system is disposed underneath a plurality of chicken cages. As chicken manure drops from the chicken cages, it collects on the platform. Drying fans of the system are disposed adja... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737846 | Lead frame dryer A lead frame dryer comprises a pair of water absorbing rollers positioned downstream of a lead frame water jet deflasher. The water absorbing rollers remove water from surfaces of the lead frame. A solid roller is positioned adjacent each of the water abs... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5701684 | Lint collector for clothes drier A rotating drum clothes drier has an annular lint filter which rotates with the drier drum and which encircles the drier door. Heated air enters an inlet at one end of the drum, passes through the clothes in the drum (picking up lint from the clothes), th... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5659977 | Integrated microalgae production and electricity cogeneration An integrated plant including a microalgae production plant for growing, harvesting and drying algae and a fossil fuel-motor-generator plant producing electrical energy. A fossil fuel engine produces hot exhaust gas from which sensible heat dries the alga... | 08/26/1997 |
